City's commercial energy pilot off to steady start

5:00 PM,
Dec. 6, 2012

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Much like residential utility customers, commercial businesses want a break in their electric bills and some are getting just that.

It's been four months since the city of Tallahassee launched two-year pilot projects - one allows the city to tap into a business's on-site generator when power fails and another is based on off-peak and on-peak usage. Businesses are enticed to sign up in exchange for $3 monthly bill credits based on kilowatts, allowing them to save a pretty penny and help the city ease its overall energy load.

The city is now on track to meet its two-year goal of 17,000 kilowatts of ...